BA Cityflyer Was that Not BA airline some years back.
There has always been a bit of confusion on this board regarding CityFlyer Express and CitiExpress. With apologies to those who know which is which, let me explain.
CityFlyer Express was an independant airline based at LGW, which saw it’s roots go back through Euroworld, Air Europe Express and Guernsey Airlines. It became a BA franchise, was in due course bought by BA, and became part of what is now the BA operation at LGW. It’s ATR aircraft were used by BA at LGW for a short time before being disposed of, and it’s RJ100s became part on the BA CitiExpress fleet which later became BA Connect.
The London City flights and the 10 RJ100 aircraft that BA Connect operated are not part of the FlyBE deal and are to be retained by BA. A new subsidiary has been formed to operate these flights with bases at LCY and EDI. As the CityFlyer Express name was still owned by BA and was appropriate (perhaps moreso than to the original airline to use it) the name BA CityFlyer has been given to the new operation.
To clarify, BA CitiExpress was the BA regional subsidiary airline formed by the merger of British Airways Regional, British Regional Airlines, Manx Airlines and Brymon Airways. This effectively operated as a BA franchise before going down the no-frills route and becoming BA Connect, which has in turn now been sold to FlyBE.
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